BirdNote; Marsh Voices at Sunrise

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(Dawn chorus https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/516838 )
This is BirdNote.
Sunrise on a summer morning. In marshes throughout the country, birds awaken.
Tall dense grasses and reeds often make marsh birds hard to see, but their voices carry easily across the lush, green landscape.
(Male Redhead calls, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/139672 )
A male Redhead.
(Sora trill, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/88883011 )
The Sora.
(American Bittern “pumping” call, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/70047811 )
An American Bittern.
(Marsh Wren song, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/196478 )
The Marsh Wren.
(Yellow-headed Blackbird song, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/80374781 )
A Yellow-headed Blackbird’s song.
(Pied-billed Grebe song, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/77094791 )
A Pied-billed Grebe.
(Male Ruddy Duck display sounds, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/63014 )
A Ruddy Duck.
(Wilson’s Snipe “winnowing” wing sounds, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/62715151 )
And a Wilson’s Snipe.
Discover more about the birds you just heard on our website, BirdNote Dot Org.
I’m Mary McCann.
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Series
BirdNote
Episode
Marsh Voices at Sunrise
Producing Organization
BirdNote
Contributing Organization
BirdNote (Seattle, Washington)
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Episode Description
In marshes across the country, birds awaken on a summer morning. Tall dense grasses and reeds often make marsh birds hard to see, but their voices carry easily across the lush, green landscape. You can hear birds like the Redhead, the Sora, the American Bittern, the Ruddy Duck, this Yellow-headed Blackbird, and many more.
Created Date
2019-08-04
Asset type
Episode
Topics
Science
Subjects
Birds
Rights
Sounds were provided by the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Xeno-Canto, Martyn Stewart, Chris Peterson, John Kessler, and others. Where music was used, fair use was taken into consideration. Individual credits are found at the bottom of each transcript.
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:01:45.195
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Credits
Copyright Holder: BirdNote
Producing Organization: BirdNote
Writer: Sundstrom, Bob
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Duration: 00:01:45
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Chicago: “BirdNote; Marsh Voices at Sunrise,” 2019-08-04, BirdNote, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 2, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-32e8ec4dd0a.
MLA: “BirdNote; Marsh Voices at Sunrise.” 2019-08-04. BirdNote, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 2, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-32e8ec4dd0a>.
APA: BirdNote; Marsh Voices at Sunrise. Boston, MA: BirdNote, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-32e8ec4dd0a